Compass Minerals

Overview

Compass Minerals is a leading global provider of essential minerals, focused on delivering solutions to help solve nature’s challenges. The Welder position involves performing preventative maintenance and repairs to equipment throughout the plant, with a primary focus on welding.

Responsibilities

• Support efforts of Welding and Mechanic roles.
• Inspect machinery to ensure proper function.
• Communicate with machine operators to troubleshoot identified problems.
• Notify plant area of work to be performed to get area locked out and obtain appropriate permits.
• Perform preventative maintenance on and lubricate equipment.
• Perform lock-out tag-out test.
• Repair malfunctioning or broken equipment, including screen plant, process equipment, general plant equipment, conveyor systems, forklifts, haul trucks, Cat loader, Cat scalers, manlifts, etc.
• Repair equipment containing hydraulics, motors, pneumatics, belts, pumps, and gear boxes.
• Perform welding in various positions to repair or modify machinery and equipment.
• Perform rigging.
• Fabricate machine guards to improve operational safety of machinery and equipment.
• Fabricate hoppers for materials.
• Mentor/train new maintenance employees.
• Prepare paperwork associated with job assignment, job status, and job completion.
• Operate forklift, cherry picker, skid steer, manlifts.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent or completion of Apprenticeship Program or Technical Trade School and 4 years’ experience in maintenance field or industrial environment.
• Basic knowledge and experience in repairing and maintaining stationary equipment.
• Ability to comply with company and MSHA rules and regulations.
• Ability to work in team environments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Applications and ability to learn new software programs.